5 OF 13

Lady Charlotte Finch (née Fermor)

5 of 13 portraits on display on Floor 2: Getting the Picture at Beningbrough Hall

by John Robinson
oil on canvas, circa 1740-1745
49 3/4 in. x 39 3/4 in. (1262 mm x 1010 mm)
Transferred from NPG Reference Collection, 1993
Primary Collection
NPG 6205

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Lady Charlotte Finch (née Fermor) (1725-1813), Governess to children of George III. Sitter in 5 portraits.

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John Robinson (1715-1745), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 4 portraits.

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Robinson here presents Charlotte as a mature and good-humoured young woman. As she was unmarried, her alluring drapery and jewellery were perhaps intended to promote her charms to potential suitors.